The #1 demand of the protesters is an end to free trade - which would be a disaster.

Having said that, the protesters are organized better than the police!

Video recorders and live internet streams are everywhere.

The cops are being monitored on their radio frequencies. "Abusive" cops have been photographed and will soon be identified.

Calls for financial help and food have gone out around the world (you can wire or mail money, and there is a list of local eateries that will deliver to the protest sites).

You can stay for free with a list of people given on a "couch surfing" website.

Protesters are organized with legal advice that affirms the right to sleep on sidewalks. etc.

And most importantly, the protesters are brazen enough to eat at the opposition from within! Calls are being made for every cop to inform on their superiors while the identities of the informants will be kept anonymous.

*Don't be surprised if this is the one protest that will produce some lasting effects.*